The Supreme Court of Belarus has rejected a complaint from the Belarusian Association of Journalists against a warning from the Ministry of Justice. Now freelance journalists who are members of BAJ cannot be called the press.
The reason is the court has banned the journalistic association to write the word "press" on the association membership IDs. In the view of BAJ chairperson Zhana Litvina, freelance journalisst who are not employed as staff with editorial offices will not be able to work properly, because any official will not to a person who cannot present a press card. "The bottom-line is that the Supreme Court has confirmed a ban on the word "press". Talking more globally, this is a ban of the operation of independent journalists and independent media organizations. The reasoning of the court is that only a professional journalist can work in the professional journalism. It means that only the employed staff -- and it is even better a staff with the state-owned media, then it is fine!", she said.
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